Adorable Animals 2011

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Adorable Animals...A cross-eyed opossum, a 26-toed cat, and dogs who got all dressed up for parades and protests. These are just some of the cute, funny and beautiful animals from around the world that captured our imaginations in 2011. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)

Puss in BootsEleven-year-old Amsterdam resident Djaro holds one of the asylum cats as he poses with the Booted Cat, commonly known as Puss in Boots, in a setup promoting the Dec. 4 release of the Puss in Boots animation movie in The Netherlands at de Poezenboat, a floating cat asylum on Singel canal in the center of Amsterdam Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Grizzly Bear CubOne of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's four 11-month-old grizzly bear cubs enjoys a pumpkin for a snack at the Zoo in Cleveland on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Panda the PuppyIn this photo taken Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Panda, a rescued stray puppy, strolls on the grass during a protest against euthanasia of stray dogs in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Luciano the Sea ...A nine-month sea lion named Luciano rests at a pool edge at the headquarters of Peru's Organization for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals, ORCA, in San Bartolo, Peru, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Indian ElephantAn Indian family watches as an elephant reaches with its trunk at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar, near Patna, India, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Antarctica, Empi...In this Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 photo, SeaWorld Orlando executives, from back left, Julie Scardina, animal ambassador, Terry Prather, park president, and Brian Morrow, director of creative development, talk about a new attraction, Antarctica, Empire of the Penguin that will be added to the SeaWorld Orlando theme park in Orlando, Fla. Antarctica is scheduled to open in the spring 2013. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Sky the Dalmatio...Sky has his toe nails painted by 13-year-old Kourtney Gottula Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at her home in Spring, Texas. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Dolphin KissA dolphin and a seal kiss each other during a show at Aburatsubo Marine Park in Miura, south of Tokyo, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Miracle DogDaniel, who is better known as the "Miracle Dog", sits still while waiting for a treat in the home of Mark and Jill Pavlik, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in Rochelle Park, N.J. The stray beagle mix cheated death in an Alabama dog pound's gas chamber. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Gorilla SnackA gorilla eats a pumpkin at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Some of the animals received pumpkins filled with treats to eat during the zoo's annual Smashing Pumpkins event. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

New Orleans DogA dog dressed in costume parades through the French Quarter during the Krewe of Barkus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. The parade of dogs and their owners, a twist on the Krewe of Bacchus, benefits animal welfare organizations. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Found KittenIn a May 12, 2011 photo, lost but found kittens wait for owners in a parking lot in the Alberta City community of Tuscaloosa, Ala. More than 350 dogs, cats, birds, snakes, lizards and even a tarantula were found in the shattered neighborhoods of Tuscaloosa after a tornado hit the area. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Seal Point Himal...This Monday, May 16, 2011 photo shows 4-year-old Seal Point Himalayan cat Charlie as he sits on a toilet at the home of animal trainer Dawn Barkan in Green Township, N.J. Barkan trained all the Himalayan cats who have portrayed Mr. Jinx in the films "Meet the Parents," "Meet the Fockers" and "Little Fockers," including two rescued cats, Peanut and Charlie. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Monkey in RomeIn this photo released by Rome's Bio-Park press office, a monkey reaches out to a carved pumpkin at the "Bioparco" in Rome Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Rome's Bio-park press office, HO)

Surprised Macaqu...This is photo from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium shows one of two macaques that were captured by authorities Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Grahm S. Jones)

Lions in LoveA male and a female African lion on are seen at a zoo in Zacango, southwest of Mexico City, Mexico, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)